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Suspect Shot by Police in the Bronx

A suspect was shot by police in the Bronx Wednesday night moments after he shot another man and then pointed his gun at the plainclothes officers who confronted him, police said. Tracie Strahan reports.

(Published Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018)

What to Know

Police have shot a suspect in the Bronx after he allegedly turned his gun on plainclothes officers

The officers had been driving when they heard gunshot and encountered the suspect, who had allegedly just shot another man

No officers were injured; the suspect and the man he shot were both taken to the hospital

A suspect was shot by police in the Bronx Wednesday night moments after he shot another man and then pointed his gun at the plainclothes officers who confronted him, police said.

Plainclothes police officers were driving in the area of White Plains Road and East 241st Street in Wakefield when they heard about three to five gunshots and came across the suspect, who had just shot another man in the torso, police said.

"There was two people fighting -- and push comes to shove, one person got up and just started shooting," a witness named Doug said.

When the plainclothes officers confronted the armed man and ordered him to drop the weapon, he turned his gun at them, according to police. The officers fired and hit him.

NYPD: Police Shoot Suspect Moments After Gunfire Rings Out

A suspect was shot by police in the Bronx moments after he shot another man and then pointed his gun at officers, cops say. Michael George reports.

(Published Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018)

The suspect collapsed. Police radio transmissions reveal officers on the scene calling for an ambulance after reporting a man wearing all black had been shot.

This marks the fourth shooting involving law enforcement in New York City in a week.

Last Wednesday, police fired at least 20 rounds during the shootout with a drug suspect in the Bronx, hitting two bystanders at the scene, the NYPD said. On Saturday, an FBI agent was shot while conducting surveillance in Brooklyn; on Sunday night, an NYPD officer was shot during a standoff with a blade-wielding suspect, getting hit by fellow officers' gunfire. The suspect in that case was killed.